Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-04
INNING OUTLOOK.

~ WIN oe an unusually pros
porous one for Boise county. The
great depth Of snow in the mountains
will insure q long placer mining sea-
son. The construction of the new
mill at Quartzburg BY the Gold Hill
company, and the opening up Of the
Pioneer, the mammoth mine Of Idaho.
by said company, and the renewing
OF operations in the Iowa mine. At
that place, which has not been worked
1or many years, with the exception Of
few weeks work done last fall.
Will give an additional activity to
that burg. A mine is being developed
on Summit Flat BY Thos. Barry that
gives promise of being valuable
piece OF mining property. After an
immense amount Of dead work, the
Elkhorn mine. near Summit Flat. on
Elk creek, is making fine showing.
The dead work done includes a
twelve hundred foot tunnel run to
TAP the mine at greater depth. In
District, near this place,
q number OF mines were opened up
last year that turned out fine ore.
Munroes mill, put up there last fall,
will be kept busy all next season
crushing custom ore. A good deal
OF additional development work will
be carried on in that district in other
mines, now that there is mill in that
district for crushing the ores. There
is prospect of a sale being made of
the Forest King mine to strong
company that will carry on opera
tIons on an extensive scale if the
sale is made. The company will put
up large mill to take the place of
the hve-stamp mill that now crushes
the ore and will tap the mine with a
tunnel from Elk creek. This is what
the company's representative said
would be done, without doubt, if the
sale was effected. There will be an
'ncceased activity in mining in Ban
ner District in the spring and coming
The Elmira company con-
templates putting on more powerful
hosting works at the Banner for the
purpose of sinking another level.
The plant in use at present is too
light for work at greater depth.
There is ore enough in the mine on
The present lowest level to keep the
mill going all next summer and fall.
The company is opening up the
mine, which is turning out
good ore. Contracts will soon be
lwarded by this company for running
hree tunnels, five hundred feet each,
out on which of their claims we have
lot learned. The Elmira company
owns several mines that have not
been extensively developed, but
which are believed to be good. 1t is
very probably the intention to open
Up some of them the coming season.
Neither of the tunnels will be run in
The Banner mine, SO they will be on
lndeveloped properties-two at least.
One will in all probability be run on
The Wolverine mine, which several
years ago yielded immensely. 1t is
that good deal of develop
nent work will be done next summer
n Silver District, sixteen or eighteen
niles northeast of Banner. Matt
Graham, the principal mine owner of
hat district, is now in London en-
leavoring to induce wealthy CON-
oany to take hold and put up fifty
stamp mill, and he writes that he has
hopes of succeeding. The veins of
hat district carry low grade ore, but
The ore bodies are very large, and it
S claimed the mines will pay we'll
With large sized mill. Everything
1T present looks bright for Boise
county in the way of quartz mining,
and the hope that there is prosper
,us future in store for this-once the
banner county of Idaho in the pro-
luction of the precious metals-is
we'll founded. AS placer mining de-
,reases, quartz mining increases.
The future of this county will before
4 great many years rest on our
quartz interests.